Donald Trump
Trump claims CUSMA is ‘irrelevant’, but says Canada ‘wants it’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement — the trade pact also known as CUSMA — is not relevant for the U.S., but Canada wants it, as he pushed for companies to bring manufacturing back to American soil. “There’s no real advantage to it — it’s irrelevant,” Trump said. “Canada would love it. Canada wants it. They need it.” The Detroit Three automakers are heavily reliant on supply chains that include significant parts production in Mexico and Canada, and all three produce hundreds of thousands of vehiclesRead more
Trump ends temporary protected status for Somalis living in U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on Air Force One on Sunday. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/The Associated Press) U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will end humanitarian protections that grant deportation relief and work permits to some 1,100 Somalis in the U.S., administration officials said on Tuesday, the latest restrictive move targeting Somali immigrants. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she would end temporary protected status for Somalis, arguing that conditions in Somalia had improved, even as fighting continues between Somali armed forces and al-Shabaab militants. With the termination, the status will be set to expire on March 17, although a legalRead more
Trump trips, a fake video and 10 possible co-conspirators – Takeaways from new Epstein files
The US Department of Justice released its latest – and largest – tranche of Jeffrey Epstein files on Tuesday. The 11,000-plus documents continue a stream of released information that began on Friday, the deadline mandated in a new law that required the department to publicly release all of its investigative files into the deceased paedophile and financier. Many of the documents released on Tuesday are redacted with names and information blacked out, including names of people who the FBI appears to cite as possible co-conspirators in the Epstein case. TheRead more
Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries and Palestinian Authority, toughens limits on others
People chant during a protest sponsored by the Council on American Islamic Relations against U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping travel ban, which went into effect in June. On Tuesday, the Trump administraton added five more countires to the travel ban. (Jill Connelly/Reuters) The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries — plus the Palestinian Authority — and imposing new limits on 15 others, doubling the number of jurisdictions affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S.Read more
Congress ups pressure to release boat strike video with threat to Hegseth’s travel budget
Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg via Getty Images US lawmakers are trying to pressure the Trump administration to release video of a controversial “double-tap” military strike by limiting Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth’s travel budget. The incident on 2 September, in which the US carried out a second deadly strike on a boat in the Caribbean, has raised fresh questions about the legality of Trump’s campaign targeting alleged drug-carrying vessels. A provision buried in a lengthy defence spending policy would restrict travel funds for Hegseth’s office until the Pentagon hands over unedited footage. TheRead more
Trump says he’d support tougher action against drug cartels in Colombia, Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday he supports aggressive action against drug cartels and narcotics production in Mexico and Colombia, his latest sabre-rattling in the region after a series of strikes on small boats in the Caribbean and Pacific. Trump has intensified his campaign against maritime drug trafficking, authorizing more forceful interdiction operations and giving U.S. forces expanded authority to disable or sink vessels suspected of carrying narcotics. Asked at an event in the Oval Office whether he backed similar ground strikes in Mexico to stem drug trafficking, Trump said:Read more
Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn E Jean Carroll verdict
Getty Images Jean Carroll at a Manhattan federal court President Donald Trump is asking the US Supreme Court to review the $5m (£3.6m) civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll. He has repeatedly claimed that the judge who oversaw the civil trial, Lewis Kaplan, improperly allowed evidence to be presented that hurt how the jury viewed Trump. A federal appeals court agreed with the jury’s verdict last year and said Kaplan did not make errors that would warrant a new trial. A New YorkRead more
US aircraft carrier group arrives in Caribbean
Getty Images Dozens of aircraft on the USS Gerald R Ford add significant combat power to US forces near Latin America A US naval strike force centred around the world’s largest warship, the USS Gerald R Ford, has arrived in the Caribbean, the US Navy has confirmed. The arrival of the strike group, which was ordered to the region by President Donald Trump last month, comes amid ongoing strikes against alleged drug boats and tensions with Venezuela. The US has so far carried out at least 19 strikes against boatsRead more
Trump’s latest outburst is another reminder of how much has changed
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte in the White House on Wednesday. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press) As Donald Trump explained it, he was primarily worried about the accurate and honourable reporting of Ronald Reagan’s views on trade policy — and concerned that a misrepresentation of the former U.S. president’s views might somehow influence the justices of the United States Supreme Court. And his belief in this regard is so strong that he was willing to suspend trade negotiations with one of his country’s closestRead more